Digital arrest: How India’s fastest-growing scam uses fake investigations and video calls to siphon off croresThey pose as the police, put you under ‘digital arrest’, and tether you to a video call till your savings are gone. How India’s fastest gro...
08 Jun, 2026, 11.13 AM IST
Gaming firms face ₹2.5 lakh crore exposure as Supreme Court upholds 28% GST on betting valueThe Supreme Court has made headlines with its ruling, requiring online gaming platforms to pay a hefty 28% GST on the entirety of the bet v...
28 May, 2026, 05.50 PM IST
DGGI set to fire up GST recovery drive against gaming firms after Supreme Court's backingThe Directorate General of GST Intelligence will now aggressively pursue tax recovery from online gaming companies after the Supreme Court ...
28 May, 2026, 12.18 AM IST
Byju gets jail term; SC backs 28% gaming GSTLegal troubles compounded for Byju Raveendran as a Singapore court sentenced him to six months in jail. This and more in today’s ETtech Top...
27 May, 2026, 07.48 PM IST
Google blocked the first known AI-powered attack on 2FA accounts; here is how hackers tried to break in, know how to stay safeForeign hackers attempted a novel AI-powered cyberattack targeting two-factor authentication using a zero-day exploit. Google's Threat Inte...
25 May, 2026, 03.22 PM IST
Man bought demo car at big discount, RTO officer seized it citing Rs 60 lakh road tax dues; Karnataka HC gives relief to car ownerA Bengaluru RTO officer unlawfully seized Mr. Rama's demo car, leading to a zero FIR and charges of fraud. The Karnataka High Court quashed...
13 May, 2026, 10.18 AM IST
Karnataka witnesses 5-fold jump in GST tax evasion at Rs 39,577 cr in FY25Central GST officers in Karnataka uncovered a significant surge in tax evasion, detecting Rs 39,577 crore in the 2024-25 fiscal year. This ...
11 Aug, 2025, 02.10 PM IST
More IT biggies to get tax notices after ₹32,000 cr demand to Infosys, source saysTax Notice: Indian tax authorities may send notices to more IT firms after Infosys received a ₹32,000 crore tax demand for alleged evasion ...
01 Aug, 2024, 04.48 PM IST
After $4 billion Infosys demand, India may target other IT majors, source saysThe government accused Infosys of evading taxes and sought Rs 32,000 crore ($3.8 billion), or almost all its revenue for the quarter ended ...
01 Aug, 2024, 03.07 PM IST
Retro tax demand on online gaming companies may be quashedAs per the recommendation tax notices in cases where the lower tax was paid due to interpretation of law or lack of clarity can be quashed,...
19 Jun, 2024, 12.40 AM IST
SC seeks response from taxman on ₹1L cr notices to e-gaming cosThe show-cause notices were issued after the government clarified that all online games involving betting and gambling, irrespective of ski...
09 Jan, 2024, 12.04 AM IST
Taxing times: Why are so many companies getting GST notices?The tax authorities have been shooting off tax demand notices for several months now. Tax officers sent around 33,000 GST notices to busine...
03 Jan, 2024, 06.21 PM IST
If you don't reply to income tax dept's queries, ITR likely to be picked for full scrutiny: CBDTThe Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has issued guidelines of the income tax officials regarding parameters to be followed to pick up t...
25 May, 2023, 12.12 PM IST
Samsung exploring ‘legal opinion’ after DRI's Rs. 17k crore tax evasion notice"This is a tax dispute involving interpretation of law. We are reviewing the notice and are exploring legal opinion," a Samsung India spoke...
13 Jan, 2023, 09.18 AM IST
Govt issues notices to tax evaders on ITR, GST mismatch; ET.com informed you a month agoThe initial findings have reported the overstatement of GST claims and understatement of income in the ITRs, as per officials.
03 Jun, 2019, 01.26 PM IST
Income tax department examining HSBC reply in blackmoney case: CBDTJindal said as the investigations in this regard are in progress, he would not want to comment further on the action taken by the taxman as...
03 Mar, 2016, 04.22 PM IST
Not considering strict laws to check excise duty evasion: Jayant SinhaSinha further said existing provisions under the present laws are adequate to check evasion of these indirect tax/levies.
07 Aug, 2015, 04.06 PM IST